, 1887-02-26

~TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Busy Day in the Senate The
Pacific Railroads.
General Logan's Final Resting
Place.
The Suit Against Strikers--The
Hoar Resolution.
CONGRESSIONAL


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Hoar's retal;atory resolution was taken u
Mr.. Blair moved its reference to the con
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Morrill,. chairman of the fnanc
committee, denied the power of the pres
ident, ever with the aid of the senate, t,
negotiate a reciprocity treaty. If it coult
be done with one nation it could be don,
with all. and thereby the power of tn,
house of representatives over tariff matter.
would be usurped.
Mr.. Hoar said there were a good many
persons who supposed that the existing
difficulties with Canada we're occasioned
BY a desire on the part of Americans to
intrude themselves in Canadian waters fol
the purpose Of obtaining fish. There was
no such desire. The difficulties were
created for the purpose of compelling the
opening of United States markets to
Canadian fishermen. Within the last
few days there had been an
election 10 Canada which had re-
suited in the support of the premier. Sir
John Mcdonald, and the premier
had declared, in a speech made since the
elections, that its Significance was a dec
%!aration of confidence ia his -pelicy. and
that his policy was to compel the United
States to open up their markets and that
that result would be accomplished. He
did not believe there was a single senator
on either side of the chamber, whether
he had been for FREQ trade or protection,
who wou d not Indignantly spurn the no.
ton that the United States would change,
alter. repeal or modify in anyway, by a
hairs breadth, the domestic legislation on
the subject of duties or imports as a
means of settling a controversy growing
out of such a threat, or as a means of buy
ing peace for American fishermen, or re-
spect for the American flag in foreign
waters.
The resolution was referred to the finance
committee.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Van
Wyck yesterday, proposing a constitution
al amendment for the election of senators
by the direct vote of the people, was
taken up, and Mr.. Van Wyck addressed
the senate in favor oft.
The conference report on the bill for a
branch home for disabled volunteer sold
ieis west of the Rocky mountains, was
agreed to. The name of William Bland
ing is substituted for hat of James A.
Wamire, as an additional regent.
The senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the pleuro pneumonia bill. the
pending question being on the amend
ment offered yesterday by Mr.. Vest, re-
curing the assent of the authorities OF a
state before the cattle commission can
operate therein. Rejected-yeas % nays
81.
Mr.. Edmunds then offered as a substi-
tutc for the bill a bill appropriating ST.
600, 900 to be expended under the direc-
ton of the president of the United States
and in his discretion through the commits
sioner of agriculture, to aid the proper
authorities of the several states in pre-
venting the spread of the disease, COM
monty known as pleuro-pneumonia, among
cattle, the appropriation to expire at the
end of two years.
After debate, the Edmunds substitute
was agreed to-yeas "a, nays 81.
When the senate reassembled it imme-
diately proceeded to the consideration Of
the house Joint resolution for an %investi-
cation of the books of the Pacific rail-
roads, with the senate amendment thereto
in the nature of a substitute.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to strike from
the substitute sections 4, 5 and G. These
sections confer upon the presidents certain
powers to redeem, under certain circum-
stances, the mortgages and liens on the
roads paramount to the right. title and
interest of the United States, increasing
to 40 per cent their net earnings, the
amount to be paid by the companies into
the sinking fund; and authorizing the in
vestment Of the sinking fund in the first
mortgage bonds Of the companies.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa. suggested that
the senator from New Jersey modify his
motion so as to exclude therefrom the
fourth section, which confers certain pow
ers upon the president.
Mr.. Mcpherson acted upon the sugges-
ton, and a vote was taken on striking out
the fifth and sixth THE sinking fund sec.
tions), and hey were stricken out-yeas
&c. nays II.
Mr.. Mcpherson then moved to strike
out the fourth section of the substitute
authorizing the president to redeem the
prior martgages).
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa. advocated the
section, and said that it had been fully
considered by the judiciary committee,
not only at this session, but for the lasI
three years.
MIR. Sherman said in his Judgment thu
fourth section ought not to be in the bill
The question then required on striking
ont the fourth section, and it wa decided
in the negative yeas 10, nays 81.
The question was then taken ON tn
amendment offered by Mr.. Stanford, in
creasing the range Of inquiry, and it wa
l agreed to without division.
1. Edmunds moved to RESTORE sectinI